McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornet

[jslugman]

Many thanks for the info gents!

[Bubak]

[Joe Copalman]

VW Bugs departing Willie.

[Jay Beckman]

VMFA-323 "Death Rattlers" departing Phoenix-Gateway Airport on October 9th, 2010...

[Joe Copalman]

Damn.  Boat-codes and a wing dip.  Excellent shots Jay.

[cpasley]

What are these "boat codes" you speak of?

[Joe Copalman]

-323's tailcode is "WS."  They wear the "NK" code when attached to CVW-14 for deployments aboard the Ronald Reagan.  Anytime you see a Marine Hornet with a tailcode starting with "A" or "N," it means it is attached to a Carrier Air Wing.  

You'll see boat-coded Harriers as well, but it's not as simple as it is with the Hornets.  Harriers take on the tailcode of whichever helicopter squadron they are attached to at the time, so there's much more variation than simply the "N" or "A" prefixes.  

[Jbong]

You learn something new everyday. Thanks for the info also.

[cpasley]

yeah I never knew that ,something else to look for ,Thanks Joe

[David Loera]

VFA-204 River Rattlers at Willie a whle back.

[Rob Silliman]

From NAF El Centro.  Canadian Color bird equivalent, landing after short hop....

[Chris Kennedy]

Check the bottom of this web page. ECP 583 R2 is an update of the Canadian Forces CF-18's.

http://www.amv83.fr/Asm/gallerycanadaCF18.htm

[Joe Copalman]

This photo could have been taken 28 years ago.  410 Sqn and VMFA-314 were the first squadrons in their respective services to receive the then-new F/A-18As back in 1982.

[Matt Ottosen]

NAF El Centro (NJK, KNJK)
NAF El Centro Photocall, November 5th, 2010

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) "Black Knights"

[Jason Hyatt]

Great stuff, Matt! Those little fellas would be A-models, though.